News By Topic: Professional SportsCar Racing

MOTOROCK TRANS-AM TOUR DRIVER RANDY RUHLMAN SET TO DEFEND PODIUM AT MIAMI GRAND PRIX

Sep 26, 2003

MOTOROCK TRANS-AM TOUR DRIVER RANDY RUHLMAN SET TO DEFEND PODIUM AT MIAMI GRAND PRIX Greensboro, NC (Sept 24) -- The 2002 Trans-Am Series ³Most Improved Driver of the Year² Randy Ruhlman returns this weekend to the downtown Miami street course to defend his last year¹s Trans-Am third place finish. Ruhlman, the highe ... Continue reading

Nissan 350Z Wins Debut SCCA National Championship; Three Gold Medals for Nissan Teams at Runoffs; 10 Nissan Drivers Reach Podium at Mid-Ohio

Sep 26, 2003

GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 25, 2003--Nissan's powerful new 350Z, which became the best selling sports car in America in its first year of availability, has added another impressive title to its growing list of accolades -- Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) National Champion. In its first season of eligibility, a competitio ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Miami preview

Sep 24, 2003

hometown boy Terry Borcheller heads home for his next race - the Sept. 27 American Le Mans Series event in Miami. Borcheller, now living in Phoenix, was born in Hialeah, Fla., just a few miles from Miami. His co-driver Shane Lewis lives in Jupiter, Fla., about 80 miles north of the city. The pair will drive a distinctl ... Continue reading

Pruett Seeking Third Trans-Am Title as Motorock Tour is Ready To Rock Miami

Sep 22, 2003

TRANS-AM CONTACT: Justin Anderson (704) 348-9400 Cell: (517) 927-3614 Fax: (704) 348-9444 MOTOROCK CONTACT: Chris Fleming 212-691-2800 Cell: 917-647-4790 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRUETT SEEKING THIRD TRANS-AM TITLE AS MOTOROCK TOUR IS READY TO ROCK MIAMI MIAMI ‹ Although Miami¹s Grand Prix Americas venue around Bay ... Continue reading

2003 SCCA National Championships; High School Crew Among 47 Nissan Teams At Mid-Ohio

Sep 13, 2003

GARDENA, Calif.--Sept. 12, 2003--One driver's crew is a group of high school auto shop students, another driver is playing hooky from his final semester of college classes to attend this race, and another has a single crew member, his girlfriend. On the surface, these may not sound like totally serious racers, but each ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Sweeps SCCA ProRally National Championship

Sep 10, 2003

O'Sullivan's Podium Finish at Wild West ProRally Gives Team One-Two Honors OLYMPIA, Wash., Sept. 9 -- Lauchlin O'Sullivan started the Wild West ProRally with an encounter with a tree early on the second stage, trashing his Lancer Evolution's front bumper, driver's side headlight and fender. But he and co-driver Christi ... Continue reading

Frankfurt Auto Show Update : Audi LeMans Quattro Revealed

Sep 9, 2003

Audi has issued the following press release: A high-performance sports car, a roadgoing vehicle that could be said to have inherited the genes of the Audi R8, three-times winner of the Le Mans 24-Hours race: Audi reveals its ‘Le Mans quattro’ concept study. This fascinating driving machine is a synthesis of ... Continue reading

Terry Borcheller - Laguna Seca race

Sep 9, 2003

tuning Terry Terry Borcheller ran a strong pace in the last west-coast American Le Mans Series race of the season, held Sept. 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Calif. Borcheller, of Phoenix, and Shane Lewis of Jupiter, Fla., combined for a seventh-place GT finish in the No. 63 ACEMCO Motorsports Ferrari 360 Modena ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Laguna Seca race

Sep 8, 2003

California challenge Orbit Racing finished 11th and 14th in Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway, after a challenging afternoon on the 2.238-mile California road course. Jay Policastro started the No. 42 Classic Industries Porsche 911 GT3 RS from 16th on the GT grid. He moved up to eighth in the ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG: BMW M3s finish 2,4,5,8,16 in Speed GT at Laguna Seca

Sep 8, 2003

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship – Round 8 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, Calif. Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW AND AUBERLEN CONTINUE TO LEAD SPEED GT CHAMPIONSHIP; BMW M3s FINISH 2, 4, 5, 8 and 16 at LAGUNA SECA Bill Auberlen's second-place finish and ... Continue reading

Shane Lewis Charges to Top-10 in SPEED World Challenge

Sep 7, 2003

Shane Lewis Charges to Top-10 in SPEED World Challenge MONTEREY, Calif., September 6, 2003 – Shane Lewis raced the No. 18 ARC Racing Mazda Protégé ES 2.0L I4 to seventh in today’s SCCA Pro Racing Speed Touring Car (ST) class of the Speed World Challenge. Starting 12th in only his second series start of th ... Continue reading

BMW Team PTG: 4 M3s in top 10 in Laguna Speed GT qualifying

Sep 6, 2003

BMW Team PTG Notes and Quotes SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship - Round 8 Qualifying Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, Calif. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 Race Date: Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 Laguna Seca Qualifying: Four BMW M3s in top 10; Miller to start fifth in first Speed GT race Today's 20-m ... Continue reading

Orbit Racing - Laguna Seca qualifying

Sep 6, 2003

past peak Orbit Racing will start Sunday's American Le Mans Series race at Laguna Seca Raceway from sixth and 16th on the GT grid. Peter Baron, who drives the No. 43 YES Network Porsche 911 GT3 RS with Leo Hindery, qualified sixth in class, with a time of one minute 28.188 seconds on the 2.238-mile road course. He was ... Continue reading

BMW driver Auberlen clinches Speed Touring title

Sep 6, 2003

BMW of North America, LLC Notes and Quotes Speed Touring World Challenge Round 8 Race Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, Calif. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003 Contact: Bill Cobb 215-295-3115 BMW ACE BILL AUBERLEN CLINCHES SPEED TOURING DRIVER'S CROWN AT LAGUNA SECA; BMW EXTENDS LEAD IN MANUFACTURER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Bill Auberlen, dr ... Continue reading

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total

Sep 4, 2003

Road America Winners Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing Ready to Add to Victory Total MONTEREY, Calif., September 4, 2003 - Fresh off their first American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT class victory at Road America, Petersen Motorsports/ White Lightning Racing is ready to add a second ALMS trophy at this weekend's ... Continue reading